Dr. Kristin Neff shares on compassion for our parts 🙏🏽🪷 The term “self-compassion” suggests that we give compassion to a “self” that is a single entity. In fact, the term should probably be “selves-compassion” (if Webster’s dictionary would allow it), because we have different parts of ourselves that suffer in unique ways. “Parts” are clusters of thoughts/emotions/behaviors that often form in childhood. When a particular part is triggered, it tends to take us over so we can’t see outside of t

When we see a friend (or even a stranger) in crisis or pain, most of us are pretty good at extending our compassion. But when we're having a hard time in our own lives, too often we neglect to give that same kindness to ourselves. What are we missing in these moments? Self-compassion. This often-overlooked skill turns out to have some really surprising benefits: It makes us less anxious, depressed, and self-critical—and more confident, productive, supportive of others, and even physically health